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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONGERN:

Be it known that I, FRANK FULLER, ofthe city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful inprovements in the Mode of Constructing loy Guns or Pistols; and I hereby declare that the following is a'full and exaetdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to thc letters ot`Y reference marked thereon. l

The nature of my invention consists in the construction of a toy gun or pistol with a barrel and a diagonal spring-chamber, the barrel being used for the projectile and for the hammer or rod which discharges-it, the diagonal spring-chamber being employed to receive and conceal the India-rubber strip or band, which, being attached to and concealed within the head or back end of the hammer or discharging-rod, actuates it, and produces the discharge of the projectile.

It consists, further, in the means of cocking the piece and detaining it ready for discharge, and also oi' the means of discharging it; the object of the invention being the production of a toy gun or pistol which shall be efficient in its action, durable in its qualities, symmetrical and attractive in appearance, simple and iuexpenf sive infccnstruetion, while at the same time involving the operations of cocking and discharging common to most varieties ofthe-arms in use by children of a larger growth.

l 'llo enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, Iwill proceed to describe its construction and operation. l i

Figures and'2 represent vertical sections of the weapon.

Figures 3, 4, 5, 9, and 10, represent side views.

Figure 6 represents a top view of the projecting plate.

Figures 7 and 8 are end. or muzzle views. v p v A is the'stock of a pistol or gun. D is the barrel, whichmay be simply a continuation of 1the stock, o rl may be formed of a separate piece. a is a diagonal spring-chamber, which is a groove formed in the stock. l D isan India-rubber strip or band, concealed in` the ldiagonal spring-chamber, and attached to the stock'A or barrel B by means of a pin or other suitable device7 as shown at ai in figs. l, 5, and 9, and also to the hammer or discharging-rod() within the head or back end oftheA hammer s, figs. l and-2, is a groove on the under side of the head b'of the hammer or discharging-rod C, in which groove is placed a pin or upright, to which the elastic strip er band D is attached, thereby furthering the object of concealing and protecting said strip or band. F, fig. 9s a discharging-lever, which may be attached to thc outside of the stock A, or, be so let inA below the surface as to protrude slightly at the portion to be grasped by the hand, only when the weaponv is cocked, 'and is designed to act in lieu of the trigger--which, when this method is employed, may bea mere pin or 'imitation trigger only-byr` acting as a lever when grasped to elevate the back end b of the discharging-rod C over the detaining-notch ci', and thereby releasing it. G, figs. 5 and 6, is a covering or eneasement for the back end I) of the discharging-rod G, andthe portion of the stockftraversed by it. L fig.- 5, is a s'lot in the sides o f the cncasement G, through which appears thehead of pin lu, which pin passes through or connects with the back end of the discharging-rod C, and.may be used in the act of cooking the weapon. Fig. 6 is a top view of the encasexnent G, with a slo't,f, through which may pass the cock or top of the back end I) of the *discharging-rod C, (see fig. 5,) should this method of cooking the weapon be found preferable. h, figs. 2 and 4, is a spring, attached to the barrel B, or to the stock A., or to the encasement- G, and is intended to depress the head or back end b of theI discharging-rod C into the detaining-nctch e as the rod isv drawn back. It may be slotted to correspond with the s'lot f in the top of encasement G, to admit the passage of the top I) of the backend of the discharging-rod C, which forms a cock. g, figs. 3 and 4, is a stop to preventthe dischargingi I rod (l from being drawn so far back as to injure the elastic strip or band D. This stop may be formed by a simpleelevation in the stock A, or may be a part of the discharging-lever F, when the method ot' discharging the piece shown in fig. 9. is adopted. j

Fig. 1 shows the weapon discharged. Fig. 2 shows the position of the parts priorv tothe discharge. It will be seen that the discharging-rod is drawn hack, and is detained in its position by being depressed into the detaining-notch c, which notch is more clearly shown in figs, 3, 4, and 9. The upper' portion of the trigger E is wedge-shapem'and when the trigger is pressed by the finger, the upper part, acting as a cam, elcvatcs and releases the discharging-rod C, Vwhich is drawn suddenly and forcibly forward to the barrel bythe contractile power of the India rubber', D, and by this means the projectile is discharged.

In fig. 10 another mean@ of cooking, as well as of discharging the piece, is shown. The lloop .T is made.

to forma-.substitute for a trigger and cock, and is connected with the head b of the discharging-red C, (around which, together with the stock A, it is made to 133.355,) by the pin n. Backward pressure by the application of the finger upon the upper part of this loop or encircling-plate J, withdraws the discharging-rod until its head falls into the detaining-noteh e,'. and backward pressure upon the lower part ol` said loop elevates and releases the discharging-rod, and discharges the weapon.

In fig. 9 the dotted lines z' are intended to represent external India-rubber bands, which may be applied over the hammer-head or bach-.end of the discharging-rod b, and extended to some point of attachment upon the stock or barrel, as shown at a, thereby affording a ready means of increasing the efficiency ofthe weapon, as well as of instantly repairing itin case the concealed elastic strip or band should become injured.

I do not claim the use-of an elastic India-rubber spring as a means et' actuating the discharging-rod of a toy gun or pistol, as this is in common use; neither do I claim the employment of a discharging-rod working in the barrel of such a toy for the purpose of discharging the projectiles; nor do I claim a spring-chamber opening into or communicating with the interior of the barrel of the weapon.

But what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patentoi the United States, is-l The combination of the discharging-rod C, constructed with a grooved head, Z), the spring D operating in the spring-chamber a', substantially ns set forth. The wedge-shaped trigger E, arranged to elevate and release the discharging-rod C and the shoulder c', with the stopg and depressing-spring It, all constructed substantially as set forth and described.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto 'subscribe my name in the presence of two witnesses.

` FRANK FULLER.

Witnesses:

J. W. IIUssEY, F. D. OGILBY. 

